Bruce G Bodaken

Bruce G. Bodaken serves as the Chairman of the Board of Blue Shield of California (alternate name, California Physicians Service, Inc.) and has been its Chief Executive Officer since 2000 and President since 1994. Mr. Bodaken serves as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Blue Shield of California Life & Health Insurance Company, a Subsidiary of Blue Shield of California. Mr. Bodaken joined Blue Shield in 1994 as Chief Operating Officer. ... He served as Senior Vice President and Associate Chief Operating Officer of FHP International Corporation in Southern California. Mr. Bodaken has been a Director of WageWorks, Inc. since November 2005. He serves on the Boards of California Business Roundtable, America's Health Insurance Plans and the University of California, Berkeley's Health Services Management Program. He is also a Member of the UCSF School of Pharmacy Dean's Board of Advisors. He is a Co-author (with Robert Fritz) of The Managerial Moment of Truth, published by Simon & Schuster (Free Press) in 2006. He taught Philosophy at the college level before embarking on a career in health care. Mr. Bodaken holds a Master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University.